Work + Money

Aries (March 21 - April 19) It's a new day, Aries. The sense of possibility is strong, but you still can't quite see what to do with the energy. Get the lay of the land before you do much, even if that means inching forward with your hands outstretched to get a feel for it -- figuratively speaking, of course! Today's Aries Reading: Free Sample Life Path Reading

Taurus (April 20 - May 20) Change is as slow as the ticking of an old-fashioned watch and just as quiet -- but you can feel it! From small things big things one day come, and you are willing to wait. What you're not willing to do is sit idly by, listening to the ticking sounds. Get busy! Today's Taurus Reading: Free Sample Daily Grind Reading

Gemini (May 21 - June 21) You're inspired -- to a point. You still need that t

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Aries (March 21 - April 19) When life throws you a curve ball -- swing! You can hit it out of the ballpark if you act without thinking. But if you doubt and wonder and sweat it, you'll strike out altogether. Today's Aries Reading: Free Sample Friends and Lovers Reading

Taurus (April 20 - May 20) If you think others will be sympathetic to your financial plight, think again. Everyone is feeling the pinch these days and no one wants to hear someone else's sob story. Suck it up and forge on. Today's Taurus Reading: Free Sample Astro Identity Reading

Gemini (May 21 - June 21) No matter how spiritually advanced you consider yourself to be, you still have worldly needs that have to be met. You have to be practical today -- financial matters are begging for your attention and you shou

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Some of the smartest, most capable and efficient women I know decided to take some time off from their careers to raise their children - as did I. At some point in our wine-and-whine playgroups, the discussion always turned to our phantom work identities. Many expressed a desire to return to work in some capacity, but couldn't find the route back. Hearing more and more of these impressive women - doctors, lawyers, and executives alike - discuss their fear of being "un-hireable," I realized it all boiled down to one thing: a lack of confidence. Without the regular paycheck and reviews, there hadn't been much feedback telling them how capable they were. As a former law school career counselor (and lawyer before that), I counseled hundreds of people on how to make the most of their past accomplishments. Now, as a career coach, I focus on the future with women who are in transition, either between careers or after an absence from the workforce. Here are some of the 7 most important ways t

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Rachel Fox may not fit the typical profile of successful day trader: She’s 16, rocks out with her band and is quite an established actor, known for her role as the mischievous Kayla Scavo on “Desperate Housewives.” But it hasn’t stopped her from becoming a downright stock-market wiz, buying and selling with the bullish confidence of someone twice her age—and dedicating her own website, Fox on Stocks, to teaching others how to do it, too.

“I can’t say I ever had a connection to numbers before,” Fox told Yahoo! Shine, explaining that it was her mom, a licensed stockbroker, who schooled her in the ways of the market a couple of years ago. “I was always like, ‘Dow Jones,’ what is that?” But after learning the basics, then practicing for a while with a virtual trading account, Fox was hooked. Her current year-end return for 2012 was 30.4—more than twice that of the S&P 500.

“What made it so appealing was that you could make money so quickly and easily,” she explained. “And once I had that r

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“Millennials,” those aged 18-33, are the most stressed-out generation in the country, according to the American Psychological Association’s annual Stress in America survey. The results were discussed at a press conference on Thursday.

1 in 2 College Graduates are Jobless or Underemployed

In a survey of 2,000 Americans, Millennials report a stress level of 5.4 out of 10, much higher than the Boomers’ 4.7 and the Matures’ 3.7, and 39 percent of Millennials said their stress levels had risen in the past year.

Higher stress levels were reported amongst every generation, most likely because of the economy, “but the expectations of Millennials are especially high. There’s a huge emphasis placed on school, and once they get out into the workplace Millennials discover that their academic achievements don’t translate,” Dr. Lynn Bufka, one of the psychologists who developed the Stress in America report, told Yahoo! Shine.

While Gen-X has had the time to reformat their expectations, Millennials are

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